The Digital Concepts Crayola camcorder gets your kids into the videography game. Designed by Crayola, purveyors of magical color sticks that come in boxes and can draw rainbows and unicorns, as well as kid-friendly keyboards. It’s designed for rugrats 5 and up, with features that are brightly colored and simple for tiny hands. It’s also more durable than adult camcorders, with a 1.5-inch preview screen, sound effect buttons, built in microphone, and an SD slot for storage.

The software is also kid-friendly so girls can make movies with their Barbie dolls and boys can make action flicks. The software includes photo editing center, story maker, puppet show, photo frames and jigsaw puzzles. Sounds like a crayon-crazy blast and should keep your little ones occupied with their own gadget, which keeps yours safe.

At $54.99, why not.
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